Planetary hours
in Alicante.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:15
- 2♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:36
- 4☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 12:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 14:07
- 7♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:18
- 8☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:28
- 9♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:49
- 11☽︎ Moon18:49 – 20:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 22:00
- 2♂︎ Mars22:00 – 22:50
- 3☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:39
- 4♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:18
- 6☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 02:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:47
- 9♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:37
- 10☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.